How to Make an Elegant Floral Sympathy Card

Sympathy cards are everyone’s least favorite card to create. Having a few pre-made cards on hand takes the pressure out of creating one on the fly. This blue floral card say’s it all.

Today Marla has created an elegant floral sympathy card that is guaranteed to add a little sunshine to brighten an otherwise sad day. Making these in advance, means you have something meaningful to send when times feel less than ideal. Let’s check out Marla’s tutorial for this card.

• Die cut two sets of flowers using white cardstock and our 5811-01D Scarlet Blossom Die
• Color the flowers and leaves using Artic, Odyessey, Melon and Grass ink and a blending brush.
• Assemble the flowers adding dimensional foam tape between the flower layers.
• Stamp the sentiment using in and 38002-01 Comfort and Thanks stamp. *Coming soon
• Use the 5908D Flag Banners Die to cut out the sentiment and then cut a second larger flag from navy cardstock.

• Cut a piece of pattern patter using our Birthday Bash paper pad to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and adhere to an A2 card base.
• Using a scrap from the pattern paper, cut it down to 3/4″ x 5.5″.
• Cut three strips of navy cardstock using our 5807-01D Classic Edge Cut Dies
• Evenly space the navy edges to the scrap die cut piece and adhere to the scrap piece of pattern paper.
• Cut the doily sing our 5119D Nested Circles Scallops w/ Holes Dies and a piece of white cardstock cut at 4.25″ x 5.5″. *Note it one side of the edge will be cut off and that’s ok.

• Adhere the doily to the left side of the card base.
• Adhere the flowers.
• Adhere the strip of pattern paper with edgers on the left side of the card.
• Use a pencil to add a bend to the sentiment flag and adhere to the navy flag.
• Adhere the sentiment strip to the card panel.
• Add dimensional pearls or jewels to complete the card.

5811-01D Scarlet Blossom Die
Birthday Bash Paper Pad
5807-01D Classic Edge Cuts Dies
5119D Nested Circles Scallops w/ Holes Dies
38002=01 Comfort & Thanks *Coming soon
5908D Flag Banners Die